"Widespread handgun possession in the streets, somewhat reminiscent of frontier days, would not be at all in the public interest," the judge wrote, quoting a Supreme Court decision. [More]Yeah, we've all seen the "Dodge City" predictions come through everywhere concealed carry restrictions have been relaxed, right?
My favorite bit of arrogant presumption:
"All of the protection that D'Antonio needs on the streets and away from his home is best provided by the resources of law enforcement."One can always hope Judge Harris some day gets a chance to put his novel "Only Ones" theory to the test. Although it's probably naive to assume he's not taken care of.
Liberalizing concealed carry laws won't lead to a return to the Wild West -- though it wouldn't be bad if it did. ... in 19th Century cattle towns, homicide was confined to transient males who shot each other in saloon disturbances. The per capital robbery rate was 7% of modern New York City's. The burglary rate was 1%. Rape was unknown.
ReplyDelete-- David Kopel - quoted in the Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1994 in "Have Gun, Will Eat Out"
headshots, they're more sincere.
ReplyDeleteAs noted the Kansas cowtowns were not that bad - Dodge peaked at 5 along with Ellsworth at 5 every other year and every other place was less than 5 in a year. I saw five within a one block radius of home on the south side of Chicago one year (that is a 9 block area with my home in the center block in the very next block to north, south, south east, north east and west a killing.
ReplyDeleteWhat loss is it to decent Americans when some hard core criminal kills another hard core criminal. Its better than them both being in the joint on our dime for having decent Americans as victims for their crimes.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know that Judge Harris rejects self-defense and will undoubtedly rely on a 911 call to save him.
ReplyDeleteAnd his adderess is?...
ReplyDeleteIn the Old West a lever action carbine or shotgun was more useful than a handgun. I would rather face someone with a carbine or shotgun while they are armed with a handgun.
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